Shock-carrier.



No. 715,383. Patented Dec. 9, 1902.

E. A. JOHNSTON.

SHUUK CARRIER.

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sHocK CARRIER.

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No. 7l5,383. Patented Dec. 9, I902.

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SHOCK CARRIER.

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mud 6L6 UNITED STATES EDWARD A. JOHNSTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR. TO MCCORMICK HARVESTING MACHINE 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ACORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SHOCK-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,383, dated December9, 1902. Application filed January 9, 1901. Serial No. 42,697. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. JOHNSTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lilinois, haveinvented a new and useful Shock- Carrier, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to shock-carriers de signed for use in connectionwith harvestingro machines, the special object of the invention being toprovide a carrier adapted to receive and retain in upright positionsuccessive bundles of corn as they come from the binder and adapted toconveniently discharge them out- I 5 side the path traveled by the teamin the next round.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings ing the shock. Fig. 5 is asomewhat-enlarged I view of the crank used in tilting the carrier. Arepresents the shock-carrier, and B any suitable harvester to which itis attached, the harvester here illustrated being one heretofore wellknown as adapted to cut and bind corn in a vertical position. Thecarrier has a platform 1, which is substantially horizontal when inreceiving and carrying position. From this platform extend the uprights2, converging inward at their upper ends and carrying a rail 3. Thisrail is shown as bent toward the harvester at the receiving end, so

as to facilitate the introduction of the bundles. The carrier is mountedon the broadfaced wheel 4, from which extends upward the inclinedstandard 5. A collar-22, em-

bracing this standard slightly above the wheel, has a link connectionwith the barvester through rods 14 and 21. A collar near the upper endof this standard is connected by rod 8 to the upright 11 on theharvester,

the connection being such as to permit the angular movement of this rodrequired for the tilting of the carrier, hereinafter described. The rod8 is shown as adjustable to differentlengths by means of the set-screw10.. The upper end of the standard 5 is bent, as shown, and has pivotedthereto one end of the crankarm 6, to the other end of which is pivotedone end of the rod 13. Rigidly secured to the crank-arm 6 is thecrank-handle 7, by which it is operated. A stop 27, in one part with thecrank-handle or otherwise rigidly at tached thereto, is adapted toengage the rod 18 and hold the parts in their locked position. Theopposite end of rod 13 is connected with the upright 12 on theharvester, so as to per mit the swinging movement hereinafter referredto.

15 is a rod having a suitable link connection with the harvester andadapted to be hooked into the eye 23 or other suitable connection on thecarrier.

16 is a rope, cord, or chain hung upon the .carrier near the upperrailing 3 in such manner as to be readily passed around the heads of thebundles, as hereinafter described.

17 represents extensible rods controlled by coil-springs hung from therail 3, having at their lower ends, somewhat above the floor of thecarrier, the cross-bar 18, to which is attached rope or chain 19,extending through the eye 20 and sufliciently beyond to be readilyseized and operated, as hereinafter described.

24 and 25 are braces connected to thestandard 5 near its upper end andto the platform of the carrier.

26 is arwall, rim, or lateral support for the bundles, extending partlyaround the carrier at or near the bottom.

27 (shown in Fig. 5) is a stop serving to limit the movement of thecrank in each direction.

When connected to the harvester in the position illustrated in Figs. 1and 2, the carrier rides on the wheel 4 in suitable relation to theharvester to conveniently receive the bundles of corn as they are boundand discharged and while they are retained upright. A man may ride onthe carrier, standing upon the platform, to guide these bundles intosuit able position as they come from the binder. The rail 3 is broughtby the inward bend of the uprights 2 into a position suitable forsustaining the tops of the bundles, while their butts are crowdedagainst and supported by the lower wall or rim 26. When a sufficientnumber of bundles to form a shock has been thus collected, the rope 16may be passed around them near the top for the purpose of temporarilyconfining them as a shock. Any proper binding for the shock is thenapplied, and when the shock is thus completed the rope 16 is releasedand the rod 15 is unhooked, permitting the carrier to swing on theinclined upright 5 until its open end extends rearward and downward. Asthe carrier reaches the limit of its rearward movement it engages thecrank-handle 7, turns the crank-arm 6 on its pivot, and carries theconnection of the rod 13 with said crank-arm out of its locked positionand beyond its dead-center, whereupon the three centers of connectionbetween the upright 12 and the standard 5 are immediately brought into astraight line by the weight of the shock, thus, in effect, lengtheningthe rod 13 by twice the amount of the eccentricity of the crank-arm.This movement carries the parts into position shown in Figs. 3 and 5.The practical lengthening of the rod 13 gives the standard 5 anincreased rearward inclination, which is permitted by rod 8, for as thestandard 5 is inclined to the rear it is also inclined toward themachine, the top swinging on an arc of a circle about the connection ofthe rod 8 with the binderframe 11 as the center. This increased rearwardinclination of the standard 5 causes the carrier to tilt farther intothe position represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 3. The stop 27serves as a limit to the movement of the crank. The crank passes thecenter in turning from dumping to receiving position, and is thus lockedwhen arrested by this stop. The harvester, which usually remainsstationary while the shock is being bound, may be then started up,permitting the shock to slide rearward and be discharged. In order tofacilitate its discharge, I provide the ejecting mechanism.(Illustratedin Fig. 4.) Apull upon the rope 19 draws the cross-bar 18rearward, forcing the shock before it. The springrods 17, yielding asthis pull is applied, enable the cross-bar to travel in approximatelyhorizontal position instead of forcing it to travel in the arc of acircle, as they would if incapable of extension. The springs serve alsoto bring back the rods into normal receiving position when the cord 19is released. If found desirable, an anchor may be attached to the end ofthe rope 19, adapted to engage the ground, so that the team may beutilized to discharge the shock. The carrier is then swung back to theposition illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and the rod 15 hooked into the eye23, as before. It may be restored to this position either before orafter the harvester is started forward. The supporting-standard .itbrings the draft of the bundle-carrier on the opposite side of themaster-wheel of the harvester from the cutting and binding mechanism,thus serving to counterbalance the draft of the harvester.

I claim- 1. A shock-carrier pivotally hung on an inclined standardcarried bya wheel, and adapted to swing thereon from a positionsubstantially at right angles to the line of travel to a positionsubstantially parallel to the line of travel, means for connecting thesaid standard to a harvester and for 'alternately'connecting andreleasing the discharge end of the receptacle to and from the harvester,whereby the carrier may be maintained in the first-mentioned positionwhen receiving the bundles and swing rearward and outward to dischargethe shock, for the purposes described.

2. In a shock-carrier, the combination ot'a bundle-receptacle pivotallyhung on an inclined standard, a wheel carrying said standard, rodsconnecting said standard with a harvester, a detachable connection forsaid carrier on the harvester near the discharge end of the carrier, anda rail above the deck adapted to support the bundles in a verticalp0sition, for the purposes described.

3. In a shock-carrier, the combination of a bundle-receptacle pivotallyhung on an inclined standard, a wheel carrying said standard, means forconnecting said standard with the rear of the harvester and means forconnecting to the harvester and releasing therefrom the discharge end ofthe receptacle whereby it is enabled to swing rearward and outward, andmeans connected to said standard whereby the discharge end may befurther tilted downward, for the purposes described.

4. In combination with the bundle-receptacle of a shock-carrier, theinclined standard pivotally supporting the receptacle, the crank thereonadapted to tilt the receptacle, means for automatically increasing theinclination of said standard as the receptacle swings thereon, and meansfor connecting the upper and lower ends of said standard to theharvester adapted to permit such tilting, for the purposes described.

5. In combination with the bundle-receptacle swinging on an inclinedstandard, the overhanging rail adapted to support the heads of thebundles and maintain them in vertical position, and means fordischarging the same while retained in vertical position, for thepurposes described.

6. In combination with the bundle-receptacle and discharger extendingtransversely and rearwardly inclined standard, means for securing suchstandard to the rear of the harvester at a point lateral thereto and onthe opposite side of the master-wheel from the binding mechanism, andmeans for detachably connecting the discharge end of'the carrier to theharvester in proximity to the dischargeof the binder, whereby upon therelease of the discharge end it swings rearward, outward and downward,substantially as described.

8. In combination with aharvester,a shockcarrier pivotally mounted on aninclined standard, a wheel upon which said standard is carried, meansfor connecting the lower end of said standard to the harvester, anadjustable connection between the upper end of the standard and theharvester, a crank whose arm is connected to the upper end of saidstandard, said crank being mounted on a rod connected to the harvesterand serving to tilt said standard, and means for connecting the discln.ge end of the receptacle to and releasing it fr-m the harvester near thebinderdischarge whereby the receptacle is enabled to receive and carrythe bundles and discharge the shock, substantially as described.

9. The shock-carrier pivotally mounted on an outwardly and rearwardlyinclined standard having connections for the harvester substantially asdescribed, the crank by which the inclination of said standard isincreased, farther tilting the carrier, and means for connecting thedischarge end of the carrier to the harvester and releasing ittherefrom,whereby it is adapted to receive the bundles inproximity tothe discharge of the binder and to be swung rearward, outward anddownward, and means for ejecting the shock therefrom, substantially asand for the purposes described.

10. In a shock-carrier, the combination of an inclined standard having afarther-inclined arm at its upper end, a bundle -receptacle mounted andadapt-ed to swing on said standard, a crank-arm pivoted to said inclinedarm, a link connected to the harvester at one end and pivoted to saidcrank-arm at the other end, and a crank-handle rigidly secured to saidcrank-arm in position to be engaged and actuated by said receptacle whenswinging to dumping position, whereby additional tilt is given to saidstandard, for the purpose described.

EDWARD A. JOHNSTON.

Witnesses:

WM. H. FERGUSON, CHAS. W. ALLEN.

